GenAI & Technology Architect
One thread, many directions.
Essays from 21 years of connecting systems that were never meant to talk to each other, now applied to GenAI and IT operations.
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Latest essays
Tech, life and wisdom: notes on systems, AI and the long view.
Tech · 2026 · 3 min read
The Analyst I Built for Myself
I've spent years making monitoring data actionable through AIOps and integration pipelines. Building a personal market research tool turned out to be exactly the same problem.
Tech · 2026 · 5 min read
The Model Needed a Map, Not a Search Engine
I built a small assistant that answers questions from a wiki of procedures, running on llama.cpp. The best decision I made was deleting the search tool and handing the model a catalog instead.
Wisdom · 2025 · 6 min read
The Invisible Architecture: What 21 Years in Enterprise IT Taught Me About Patience
The most important systems are the ones nobody notices until they fail. A reflection on building invisible integrations — and the leadership lessons hiding inside.
Tech · 2025 · 5 min read
Migrations Are a Mindset, Not a Project
After multiple data center migrations, I've learned that the technical work is the easy part. The real migration is always the one happening in people's heads.
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